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Kingwood is a 14,000-acre (57 km²) master-planned community located in northeast Houston, Texas. The majority of the community is located in Harris County with a small portion in Montgomery County. It is the largest master-planned community in Harris County and second-largest within the 10-county Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area.

Known as the "Livable Forest," Kingwood is being developed on Lake Houston by the Friendswood Development Company, headed up by John Bruton, Jr., and was founded in 1969. The name is derived from the King Ranch, which at one point owned the land, as well as from the Friendswood Development Company.

Kingwood is only 23 minutes North from downtown Houston on Highway 59.
Kingwood is only 14 minutes North from Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Kingwood is home to the world’s largest private country clubs: The Clubs of Kingwood which was also the shooting location for the hit movie Tin Cup.
Kingwood is only a short drive down the street, up the Beltway, or around the 610 loop from World-Class shopping, eating, and the Houston Ship Channel.
Kingwood is full of indoor and outdoor fun including three first class athletic facilities and over 75 miles of wooded jogging trails we call Greenbelts.
Kingwood is full of incredible business people waiting to serve you and your business needs.

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